Breast tension
Constellation of symptoms involving the breasts
Breast tension is a constellation of symptoms involving the breasts including:
- Breast pain (also called mastalgia)[1]
- Breast engorgement
It can be a side effect of estrogen-containing drugs used for hormone replacement therapy during menopause.[2]
References
- ^ Sommers, Marilyn Sawyer (2022-09-30). Davis's Diseases & Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual. F.A. Davis. p. 692. ISBN 978-1-7196-4840-0.
- ^ Wren, B. G. (2020-07-26). Progress in the Management of the Menopause: Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Menopause, Sydney, Australia. CRC Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-000-14452-9.
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Breast disease
- Mastitis
- Nonpuerperal mastitis
- Granulomatous mastitis
- Subareolar abscess
and conditions
- Adipomastia (lipomastia, pseudogynecomastia)
- Amastia
- Anisomastia
- Breast atrophy
- Breast engorgement
- Breast hypertrophy
- Duct ectasia of breast
- Chronic cystic mastitis
- Dense breast tissue
- Gynecomastia
- Mammoplasia
- Micromastia
- Amazia
- Fat necrosis
- Pain
- Ptosis
- Tension
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